GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
place side by side; CF. next
The meaning of the word juxtapose is place side by side; CF. next.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purse | pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles; N: wallet |
| masquerade | wear a mask or disguise; pretend; N: costume party or ball at which masks are worn; pretense; disguise |
| sinecure | well-paid position with little responsibility; CF. sine cure: without care; CF. San Serif |
| protege | person receiving protection and support from a patron |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches; forked |
| lap | take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently; Ex. waves lapping the shore; N: front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person |
| pecuniary | pertaining to money |
| fatuous | smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness |
| hereafter | life after death |